SGA offers a few opportunities to students looking for funding as related to their
club activities, conference, events, etc. All applications are available near the
SGA Programming Office. The SGA Financial Coordinator is available to assist you in
the application process as necessary. The items listed below are in addition to the
annual budgets given to registered clubs. Those interested in the budgeting process
for Clubs should visiting the Club Budgeting page.

Supplemental:

A supplemental refers to the request for additional funding for a Club's initiative
or event. All registered clubs, whether the received annual funding or not, may request
a supplemental. Applications are available outside the SGA Programming Office and
are considered on a rolling basis through out the academic year. Requests for a supplemental
generally take 2 weeks. The B&F Committee will meet with the requesting club/organization/Senator and make
a recommendation to the Senate, which votes on final approval.

The B&F Committee may vote on a supplemental of $1000.00 and below without the consent
of senate. Any monetary value above $1000.00 shall need the approval of Senate. It
is at the discretion of the B&F Committee to bring a supplemental under $1000.00 to
Senate.

A new club chartered at a point in the year that does not allow the club to participate
in the spring budgeting process may obtain an operating budget by applying for a supplemental.
Clubs chartered during the first semester may apply for up to $3,000.00 and clubs
chartered during the second semester may apply for up to $1,500.00.

Clubs/Committees may apply for conference grants through the supplemental process
at any time during the year.

Co-Sponsorships:

SGA encourages co-sponsorship among clubs/committees and departments as a means of
financing activities. There are 3 types of co-sponsorship forms: Club to Club, Club
to Department, and Department to Club. All parties involved in the co-sponsorship
must sign the Co- Sponsorship Agreement before funds will be transferred.

Submission must be completed ONE (1) week prior to scheduled meeting time, and student
may receive up to $10 per person; money will be reimbursed after submitting the receipt
from the event. Alcohol not covered.

Skidmore College Student Speakers’ Bureau provides guidance to student clubs and organizations
in the planning, organizing, and publicizing of lectures. The Student Speakers’ Bureau
provides funds to student clubs and organizations for the purpose of bringing speakers
to Skidmore. We support interesting, educational, diverse, and thoughtful speakers
of all kinds as proposed by other student groups. A small portion of the budget is
also reserved for the Speakers’ Bureau to bring a special keynote speaker to campus
in the fall.

The JSS Activism Fund was created in honor of Skidmore’s sixth President, Jamienne
S. Studley, to enable students to participate in political and social activism, or
causes to expand their sense of community involvement, service, and awareness. The
Civic Engagement Fund was created to provide financial support for worthwhile student
civic engagement projects that actively pursue the alleviation of public concerns
and the improvement of public life in a community. The JSS Activism and Civic Engagement
Fund is meant to achieve the goals of both individual funds. The Fund is meant for
all students. Fund requests are not guaranteed. Every application will be fully considered,
but the criteria within the document “Criteria for the JSS Activism and Civic Engagement
Fund” will guide Senate in granting funds.

These are SGA funded programs - only Skidmore students may apply

If students apply as a group they will not be reviewed individually, and must all
come to Senate or submit a personal statement if they cannot attend

No funds shall be awarded to applicants who apply after the event has passed

Students may request JSS Activism and Civic Engagement funds by filling out a JSS
Activism and Civic Engagement Form and following the same process as a supplemental
request

Within a month of the completed conference/activism/engagement, accepted applicants
must contact the Vice President for Communications and Outreach to be placed on the
Communication and Outreach Committee Agenda. In this meeting the accepted applicants
will report on their experiences and assist in creating an appropriate plan to promote
and educate the student body on their experience

SGA Conference Grants:

Conference grants are meant for SGA clubs/committees. Conference grant requests are
not guaranteed, even if the conference theme is the central mission of the club/committee.
Every application will be fully considered, but the criteria within the document “Criteria
for Conference Grants” will guide the B&F Committee in recommending their requests
to Senate.

These are SGA funded programs - only Skidmore students may apply.

Clubs/Committees may apply for conference grants through the supplemental process
at any time during the year.

No funds shall be awarded to applicants who apply after the event has passed.

Within a month of the completed conference/activism/engagement, accepted applicants
must contact the Vice President for Communications and Outreach to be placed on the
Communication and Outreach Committee Agenda. In this meeting the accepted applicants
will report on their experiences and assist in creating an appropriate plan to promote
and educate the student body on their experience.

Conference funds shall be pulled from the Program Support Fund and follow the same
process as a supplemental request.

Student Opportunity Funds

The Student Opportunity Funds, administered by the Dean of Student Affairs, are provided
by generous friends and alumni of the College and by the President of the College.
The funds offer grants in support of worthwhile student co-curricular and leadership
initiatives. Grants may be used to defray the costs of research materials and supplies,
for travel to a site critical to the project's completion, for attending a conference
(especially when the student will make a presentation at the conference), for preparing
project results for publication or display, etc. The amount of the award, usually between $200 and $250, is always
depends in part on the total dollars available for each semester.

The Dean of Student Affairs, and the various Departments within the Division, can
help support student events if a proposal is submitted to the relevant Department.
The proposal should include a financial plan and explanation of the event. Acceptable
contributions are generally $50 per office/department per event.

The Sustainable Skidmore Office offers funding for students, faculty, and staff in
order to advance sustainability on campus. This can cover project ideas or attendance
at conferences that will help to advance sustainability at Skidmore. Sustainability
encompasses three spheres of success: social equity, economic success, and environmental
responsibility. This is commonly referred to as the TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE. The Sustainability Fund supports projects from students, staff, or faculty that address the three spheres of sustainability as well as provides funding to attend conferences that can inform and facilitate campus community learning in sustainability. The Sustainability
Fund will accept proposals on a rolling basis and can provide up to $2500 for each
proposal. Additional funding may be available for exceptional initiatives.

SEE-Beyond Awards invite students to explore new techniques, technologies, or modes
of inquiry or expression; to apply their academic-year learning to real-world challenges;
and to clarify the interrelationship between their educational and post-baccalaureate
goals. Awards may be used to support field or laboratory research, internships, artistic
residencies, workshops, apprenticeships, or productions.

The Environmental Studies Summer Internship Awards are offered on a competitive basis
to support Skidmore students who wish to undertake summer internships in fields related
to Environmental Studies. The internship experience should be grounded in the student’s
academic and research interests in Environmental Studies and significantly enhance
and expand upon these interests and the student’s personal learning goals. Internships
engage the student in environmental work on the local, national, or international
level. Summer grants are awarded in an amount up to $4000. Recipients will receive
a stipend for an 8 to 10 week internship of a minimum of 260 hours.

Various Academic Departments on campus offer collaborative research opportunities
for students who wish to stay on campus over the summer to work on projects with faculty.
Please check with your Department Chair or Program Director in order to understand
what opportunities might exist.